I invite you to use what you have and the colours that you love or inspire you but for your reference:
General:
Paper: These are some brands I can recommend
- Canson XL Watercolor Pads ( 140 lb. / 300 gsm. These come in different sizes)
- Fabriano 1264 Watercolor Pads ( 140 lb. / 300 gsm. These come in different sizes)
- Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper Pads ( 140 lb. / 300 gsm. These come in different sizes)
Acrylic Paint:
I’m going to use lots of different consistencies and brands of acrylic paint. These are some of the ones I use
- Amsterdam Standard Series Acrylic Paints
- Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints
- Produart (Local brand)
- Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint
- Utrecht Artists' Fluid Acrylic Paints
- Golden High Flow Acrylic Paints
- Liquitex Professional Acrylic Inks
- Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists' Inks
- Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Inks
Mark Making Tools
Dip Pen Or White Liners or Gelli Rolls
Wax crayons- I use Caran d´Ache Neocolor I Wax Pastels, these are not water-soluble . You can use Neocolor II instead.
Coloured pencils- My favorite brand is Faber-Castell Polychromos.
Paint Markers- My favorite brand is Uni Posca Paint Markers
Brushes or Catalyst Tool
I use a variety of brushes and you can use whatever brushes you normally use for acrylics, but I suggest you have at least these
Big brush
Medium brush
Small brush
A dedicated brush for Glue or Mediums
A dedicated brush for Gesso
Matte Medium,
Gel Medium,
White Glue
Clear Gesso
Collage Papers
Gold Leaf and Adhesive Size to Gule it down
Alphabet stamps and inks
Hand-made stamps
Foam Sheets
Bone Folder or Wood Spoon
Gaffer's Tape
Scissors,
Craft Knife,
Straightedge,
Cutting Mat
Others Things You Might Need:
Heating Tool or Hairdryer
Spray Water Bottle
Washi tape
Paper towels
A water container to wash your brushes
A water container for clean water
A container to mix your colors in
Each project has a more detailed supply list below.
Symbols & Themes
Notebook: To journal and sketch in. We will also need a pen or pencil to write our ideas down.
Scissors
Collage Papers
Craft Foam Sheets
White Glue
Brush for Glue
Cardboard
Limited Supplies Sketchbook
Sketchbook- I’m going to be working on a 140 lb watercolor paper. (300 gsm. ) You could also use mixed media paper. I suggest something over 98 lbs. (160 gsm.)
Acrylic Inks: Carbon Black, Quinachrodone Magenta, Prussian Blue Hue, Iridescent Rich Copper
Acrylic Heavy Body: Greenish Blue, Prussian Blue, Fluorescent Magenta, Titanium White Fluorescent Pink, Gold
Acrylic Paint Markers: Gold, Aqua Green, Light Pink, Pink, Coral Pink,White,Purple
Cards
Paper-I’m going to be working on a 9x12, 140 lb watercolor paper. (22,9x30,5 cms.300 gsm.) You could also use mixed media paper. I suggest something over 98 lbs. (160 gsm.)
Acrylic Heavy Body: Oxide Green Teal, Fluorescent Magenta, Fluorescent Orange, Carbon Black, Turqoise Green Deep, Turquoise, Titanium White
Acrylic Inks: Prussian Blue Hue, Light Violet, Iridescent Rich Copper, Primary Yellow, Fluorescent Red
Felt Markers: Violet
Collage Papers
Matte Medium
Clear Gesso
Bone Folder
Straight Edge Craft Knife
Acrylic Paint Markers
Colored Pencils
Wax Crayons
Matte Gel Medium
Alphabet Stamps
Stamp Ink
Your Symbols Your Stamps
Concertinas
Paper: I’m going to be working on a 35x25 cms. 300 gsm watercolor paper. (10x14 inches aprox. 140 lbs ) You could also use mixed media paper. I suggest something over 98 lbs. (160 gsm.)
Brushes: Calligraphy Brushes or Bamboo Brushes- Large, Medium, Small
Fluid Acrylics: Cyan Blue, Cobalt Turquoise, Pthalo Blue (Green Shade), Green Gold, Fluorescent Pink, Gold Green
Acrylic Inks: Turquoise, Quinacridone Pink, Teal, Titanium White, Light Violet, Fluorescent Red
Acrylic Heavy Body: Phthalo Turquoise, Bright Aqua, Green, Payne’s Grey, Fluorescent Magenta, Light Aqua Green, Turquoise Green, Oxide Green, Light Rose, Neutral Gray 5, Venetian Rose, Fluorescent Red, Titanium White
Colored Pencils: Ice Green, Orchid, Rose Carmine Light Magenta, Light Cobalt Turquoise, Rose, Peach, Pink Madder, Lake Magenta, Light Purple, Pink, Aquamarine, Ivory, Lime Green, White, Cobalt Turquoise, Light Green, Violet, Light, Green, Lilac, Pale Sage, Light Aqua
Acrylic Paint Markers: White, Fluorescent Pink, Aqua, Green, Lilac, Pink
Collage Paper
Matte Medium
Matte Gel Medium
Scissors
Craft Knife Straightedge
Cutting Mat
Bone Folder
Gaffer's Tape
Big Hardware Brush
Parchment Paper
Bulldog Clips
Mechanical Pencil or Graphite Pencil
Skewer or Empty Pen
Clear Gesso